I made it out the last two days for the first time this year. I decided to keep it local and hit a local lake instead of making the trek to central MA for trout. Yesterday the wind was nasty so I left the fly rod at home, and based on the results yesterday, I left it home again today!
Lake <name withheld for security reasons> was warmer than I expected, and at first, the fish didn't seem to be in their normal areas. It looks like I was just using the wrong bait though since on my second pass through with a different lure I was doing pretty well. I tried a shad rap (my go-to lure) and some plastics with no success, then switched to a white spinnerbait and the bite was on! I got a small bass to start (~12"). A couple of casts later I got my lunker of the day, which was 3 lbs 14 oz (thanks to my wife for the digital scale ). I worked my way around the lake and got nothing, then went back to my honey hole and started bringing in a bunch. I got about 4 or 5 more bass, all 2+ lbs. I also got a 14 oz perch, a couple of big crappies, and one sunfish. All of the bass were on the spinnerbait and the rest were on the shad rap.
I took the day off today to do some work around the house and decided to start the morning with a little time on the water. :smokin: I went with a clear/fleck skirt spinnerbait today and only a few casts in barely away from launching I was into a MONSTER! It gave me a serious workout by going under the float tube a bunch of times before I brought it in. 4 lbs 10 oz on this one. The rest of the day was the opposite of yesterday in that all of the other bass were relatively small (1-1.5 lb). I got one that was pushing 2 but didn't weigh it. Everything on the spinnerbait again!
All in all two outstanding days with a total of at least a dozen bass, including two lunkers, plus ~8 pickerel, and a few random other fish thrown in. Oh, and one pissed off snapping turtle that I kicked with a fin. Second time I've done that. Forgive the non-fly-fishing report, but we can't have a fly rod in our hands all the time!
Lake <name withheld for security reasons> was warmer than I expected, and at first, the fish didn't seem to be in their normal areas. It looks like I was just using the wrong bait though since on my second pass through with a different lure I was doing pretty well. I tried a shad rap (my go-to lure) and some plastics with no success, then switched to a white spinnerbait and the bite was on! I got a small bass to start (~12"). A couple of casts later I got my lunker of the day, which was 3 lbs 14 oz (thanks to my wife for the digital scale ). I worked my way around the lake and got nothing, then went back to my honey hole and started bringing in a bunch. I got about 4 or 5 more bass, all 2+ lbs. I also got a 14 oz perch, a couple of big crappies, and one sunfish. All of the bass were on the spinnerbait and the rest were on the shad rap.
I took the day off today to do some work around the house and decided to start the morning with a little time on the water. :smokin: I went with a clear/fleck skirt spinnerbait today and only a few casts in barely away from launching I was into a MONSTER! It gave me a serious workout by going under the float tube a bunch of times before I brought it in. 4 lbs 10 oz on this one. The rest of the day was the opposite of yesterday in that all of the other bass were relatively small (1-1.5 lb). I got one that was pushing 2 but didn't weigh it. Everything on the spinnerbait again!
All in all two outstanding days with a total of at least a dozen bass, including two lunkers, plus ~8 pickerel, and a few random other fish thrown in. Oh, and one pissed off snapping turtle that I kicked with a fin. Second time I've done that. Forgive the non-fly-fishing report, but we can't have a fly rod in our hands all the time!